Dear Mrs. Madeleine Korbel Albright,
Mr. Kofi A. Annan,
In Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui yesterday (October 20, 1998) urged mainland China to
face up to the really that Taiwan and mainland China are under separate rules and that
constructive dialogue should be continued to pave the way for future reunification.
Essentially, Taipei, through those unprecedented high-level talks, unreservedly let
Beijing understand where is stands on a number of most contentious issue between the two
long-time political rivals.
A. Taipei said it cannot accept Beijing's stance on the "one
China" issue, that the communist People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate
government of China. Taipei maintained that the China it refers to is the Republic of
China---the Republic established nearly a century ago that has been in exile on the island
of Taiwan since 1949.
B. Taipei told the mainland leaders that it strongly opposes Beijing's
unrelenting campaign to isolate the ROC in the international community and indicated it
would not cease its effort to develop foreign relations despite the communist
intervention.
C. Taipei categorically rejected Beijing's "one country, two
systems" formula for Taiwan's reunification with the Chinese mainland by suggesting,
instead, that the key to national unification is a democratization of the mainland.
D. Beijing's leaders may need time to study these positions of Taipei's, as
personally conveyed by Koo.
They may respond only in two possible ways, however, one is to get angry with Taipei
about its oppositions on those relevant bilateral issues, and to continue trying to press
Taipei for compliance with its policies.
Mainland leaders, in their meetings with Koo, reiterated their demand to start talks
about political issues, beginning with negotiations on an agreement to end the decades-old
state of hostility between Taiwan and the mainland.
This idea sounds reasonable, but Beijing insists that Taipei must first
accept its "one-China" principles as the precondition for the negotiation of a
peace agreement., an implication that Taiwan must recognize the PRC and compromise its own
political sovereignty to win Beijing's renouncement of using force against this island.
This is a major reason why the vast majority of the people here prefer the
status quo, rather than undergo reunification with the mainland.
Taiwan is a democratic society and the government cannot possibly agree to
any arrangements for unification with the mainland without the support of its people and
the approval of the parliament.
Mainland China Tuesday (Oct. 21, 1998) ruled out any participation by Taiwan in an
international project to build two nuclear reactors for North Korea to halt Pyongyang's
suspect nuclear development program.
Beijing said " As a province of China, Taiwan does not qualify to participate in
its affairs, China opposes Taiwan's participation in any form in KEDO affairs."
So as vice Premier Qian Qichen said that in international rights forum "There are
many different social systems in the world and all place great importance on human
rights." " European nations promote individual rights, while Asian nations
emphasize community rights and responsibility to the family and society" he added.
Contrary to human rights; "Taiwan is a part of mainland China's family, so we will
do our way, force Taiwan to surrender." That Beijing's thinking.
Human rights is human rights only. Human born equal, not any countries or community can
hurt basic right of human, is that so ?
Taiwan need your support!
Sincerely Yours,
Yang Hsu-Tung.
President of
Taiwan Tati Cultural
And Educational Foundation
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